‘“He fits what we’re looking for,” Babich said of West. “The No. 1 thing to me is smart – smart when it comes to football, right? Secondly is the work ethic. Marcus, I watched him as the assistant D-line coach here, probably worked more hours than anybody, including myself – worked longer hours than me. So he understands the work ethic.”’
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Von Miller no longer wearing knee brace, hopes to bounce back after invisible year with Bills
‘“I have continued to grind and continued to work on my knee,” Miller said. “Everything revolves around my health and how my knee is feeling. So far I’ve been practicing without a knee brace and that’s something I could not do last year. So I know during the season once you get in the mix and the games, I should be able to go.”’
The Bills need the old Von Miller, but does he still have enough in the tank for even a glimpse?
‘“At the end of the day, that’s all I got, is my optimism and my faith,” Miller said. “I know what I can do, what I can still do at the end of the day and you just got to keep pushing. And whenever God says it’s over with, then it’ll be over with. But I still feel like I got a couple of more years left.”’
Three takeaways on the Buffalo Bills defense after OTAs
‘”There was flashes of some Von Miller there at the end of the year,” Babich said. “Von’s working hard to get back. Von’s a terrific person. The expectation is that minute by minute, we’re just continuing to get better and continuing to hone back in on the skills and to train the skills that are needed for him to impact the game like we need him to.”‘
Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp ready for leadership role after departure of Poyer and Hyde
‘Rapp emerged as a better player and teammate and credited much of his progress to the dynamic safety duo of Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer.’